Journal article
Population Genetic Structure of the Cotton Bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in India as Inferred from EPIC-PCR DNA Markers
GT Behere, WT Tay, DA Russell, KR Kranthi, P Batterham
Plos One | Published : 2013
Abstract
Helicoverpa armigera is an important pest of cotton and other agricultural crops in the Old World. Its wide host range, high mobility and fecundity, and the ability to adapt and develop resistance against all common groups of insecticides used for its management have exacerbated its pest status. An understanding of the population genetic structure in H. armigera under Indian agricultural conditions will help ascertain gene flow patterns across different agricultural zones. This study inferred the population genetic structure of Indian H. armigera using five Exon-Primed Intron-Crossing (EPIC)-PCR markers. Nested alternative EPIC markers detected moderate null allele frequencies (4.3% to 9.4%)..
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Funding Acknowledgements
GTB was supported by grants from the Melbourne International Research Scholarship (MIRS), the Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (MIFRS), and the Albert Shimmins Post Graduate Writing-up Award (Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne). The Australian Research Council (ARC) provided funding to the Special Research Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research (CESAR). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.